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The origins of this New York-based funk/soul band can be traced back to 1996 and the forming of the Soul Providers, the original title giving a clear indication of the founders’ musical inclinations. Philip Lehman and Gabriel Roth aka Bosco Mann were driven by their love of 60s and 70s black music to form their own band and the Desco Records label, and with the addition of former correctional officer Sharon Jones (b. Sheron Lafaye Jones, 4 May 1956, Augusta, Georgia, USA) on vocals recorded several albums of deliberately retro funk and soul. The duo went their separate ways in 2000, with Roth forming the Daptones Records label with regular collaborator Neal Sugarman. A new group, the Dap-Kings, was put together to act as the label’s house band. Comprising Roth (bass), Leon Michels (tenor saxophone), Jack Zapata (b. Martín Perna; baritone saxophone), Anda ‘Goodfoot’ Szilagyi (trumpet), Binky Griptite (guitar), Earl Maxton (organ), Homer ‘Funkyfoot’ Steinwess (drums), and Fernando ‘Boo...